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Electronic vs Balance Beam scales
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<blockquote data-quote="Pete MN" data-source="post: 274203" data-attributes="member: 17025"><p>My first post, and I'm not expert. But, since you asked about opinions - then I'm fully qualified ;-)</p><p></p><p>I prefer the beam scale over digital for charge weighing due to some bad experiences with the 1500 drifting from zero by nearly half a grain. Had to rezero it often and wouldn't trust the near max loads done with it. Warm up times didn't change the drift issues. Too frustrating dumping measured loads I didn't trust.</p><p></p><p>I owned the whole chargemaster combo at one time. I eventually found that with a mechanical RCBS thrower and my pacific beam scale I could easily outpace the chargemaster. Not that the chargemaster didn't work, just that as I used it more and more, I found reasons to trust it less and less.</p><p></p><p>On the whole, the beam process is more involved from a concentration perspective (maybe a good thing). I still use the digital for sorting bullets and cases by weight as I'd need saintly patience to do that with a beam scale. For me, the beam scale produces more "trustworthy" ammo charges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pete MN, post: 274203, member: 17025"] My first post, and I'm not expert. But, since you asked about opinions - then I'm fully qualified ;-) I prefer the beam scale over digital for charge weighing due to some bad experiences with the 1500 drifting from zero by nearly half a grain. Had to rezero it often and wouldn't trust the near max loads done with it. Warm up times didn't change the drift issues. Too frustrating dumping measured loads I didn't trust. I owned the whole chargemaster combo at one time. I eventually found that with a mechanical RCBS thrower and my pacific beam scale I could easily outpace the chargemaster. Not that the chargemaster didn't work, just that as I used it more and more, I found reasons to trust it less and less. On the whole, the beam process is more involved from a concentration perspective (maybe a good thing). I still use the digital for sorting bullets and cases by weight as I'd need saintly patience to do that with a beam scale. For me, the beam scale produces more "trustworthy" ammo charges. [/QUOTE]
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